Nutcracker



Aug. 28, 1928.

F. MODLIN NUTCRACKER Filed June 26, 1926 m w M. a n I m latentedAum 28, 1928 3 Application fiied 1111113126,

This invention relates torii in and crushingv means, and in'particular toa nut cracker; One serious defect in nut crackers tain embodiments that the inventor familiar with, lies in the fact thatsaid nut crackers in addition. to breaking the hard shell of the nut, crush the ineatas well.

The presentinvention has for an object the provision of a nut crackerwherein themeat of the nut is not harmed intlie least, result antuponbrealrage of the hard shell.

it further object is the'provision of a nut cracker which adjusts itself in accordance with the size of the nut to be cracked. An-

other important object is the provision of a nut cracker which. will allow. nuts to be craclndwith great speed. l.

hither objects, include simplicityin use, inexpensiveness oi fconstruction, attra tireness .ine iipearanca and a device that is gen erally superior. With the above and the invention consists in the novel and use ful provision, formation, construction, as-

sociation and relative arrangement of parts,

members and features, all as shown in oerin the accompanying drawing, described generally and more particularly pointed out in claims.

lnthe drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved nut cracker showing a nut in posia tion to be broken;

Figure 2 shows the jaw portions of the cracker shown in Figure 1 about to engage the nut; and, i

Figure 3 shows the position'ot the nut cracker attendant upon the breaking of the nut.

Corresponding parts in all the figures are designated by the same reference characters.

Referring with particularity to the drawing, the improved device is designated as an entirety in one embodiment by A, of which a and b are jaw members, 0 jawactuating means, and d a clamp associated with one of the jaws whereby the device as an entirety may be secured to some supporting member.

The jaws a and b are hingedly connected] at 1 and said jaw a is provided with a nutengaglng head 2, and the aw. 7) is likewise provided w1th a cooperating nut-engaging head 3 in substantial alignment with the jaw head 2. In the present instance the jaw heads are similarly formed, comprising in the case of the aw wan enlarged portion nurcnacnnn.

other objects in view,

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which Thejawvb is .curved cadjacent one end; as showntat .5 to the zone where it is hingedly connected to ;the jawnr, and the front wall G of said jaw is substantially straight-sided, while the. rear-wall thereoi is formed with is :tornied with a, concave recess 41..

a rack portion 7 constituting a part of the Haw-actuating means a. chned relative to the front wall 6 and ternurinates. adjacent 'a flattened piece 8 trans- I ,versely extending from the opposite sides oi. the said 1211? to l orni oneot the clamp :rnen1-= a clamp head 11 whereby an object Sta ts 12. whichmay constitute table top may be.

clamped asbetween' said head 11 and. the

with,acurved head15, aportion of which is providedj'with teeth 16. A pair of parallel This rack 7 is in part 8. The second part otthe means a ccnstitutes an arm 13 carrying at oneend ahandle .14 and the opposite end is formed links 17 are on opposite sides of the said 4 jaws a and Z) and the head 15, with said links pivoted to the jaw a at 18 andto the head at 19. The handle 13 is elf-set at 20 so that the handle may be swung in the direction of the-arrow 13 on Figure 1 and rest upon the stud 21 projecting from the aw I).

To this end the said handle is provided with a projection 22 and when the handle has been;

nioved in the direction ofthe arrow 13 in Figure l the stud will rest within the curved portion thereof. The jaw Z) is likewise provided with a hook 24 projecting from the wall 6. j The operatmn ofthe device 1s as follows: Assume a walnut to be cracked as shown inl ig. 1 at e,-the walnut is inserted be; tween the jaw heads 3 and l of the jaws substantially as illustrated in FigureZ, un-- rack teeth and cause a further closing of the jaws to crush the walnut as shown in Figure til such time as the nut is gripped. between.

3. ,Inasmuch as the rack is inclined downwardly, movement of the head 15 thereon betweenthe handle 13 and the jaw a.

willtend to close the jaws a and b, it being" remembered that there. is a link connection bucket or other receiving container may be secured to the hook 24 and an operator need onlyplace the nuts between the jaw headsp and move the handle to crush the nut, then release the jaws from their closed position claim'and desire to. secure by and insert another nut, allowing the crushed nut to drop into the container.

It-will be immediately apparent that nnts of difl'erentsizes are readily-accommodated by this device,due to theinclined rack member which immediately allows for adjustment of-the jaws in accordance with nut size.

Y pair of jaws hinged-together, a handle member, a link between one ot said aws and said handlefthe other of said aws being' formed with an inclined wall, said handle being adapted to wedge against said inclined wall to move the link and intnrn causei relative movement of the jaws.

2. In a device of the character disclosed,

a pair of jaws hinged together, a pair of 7 It is obviousthat various changes and. modifications may be made in practicing the invention, in departurev from the particular parallel links straddling said aws, and ivoted to one of the jaws, a ban lepivote be- A tween said links and for cooperation with the other of said jaws to cause relative movement there-between.

3. In a device of the character disclosed, a pair of jaws hingedly connected, a pair of parallel links, one of said jaws being pivoted between said links and a handle joined to thelinks and adapted for -coo eration with theother of said jaws, said at er jaw being formed with an inclined wall portion for cooperation with the handle to cause jaws.

relative movement between the said when the handle is moved. i i

4. In a device ofthe character disclosed, a pairof jaws, an inclined rack on one of said jaws, alink pivotally connected atone end to one of said jaws, a handle pivotally connected to the other end of said link, a head on saidhandle formed with a portion for sliding over said rack when the handle is movedstraight downward, for drawing said other jaw toward said first jaw for gripping an object between said jaws, and teeth on said head for engaging said rack whenuthe handle is swung downwardly. on its pivot, for positively drawing said other jaw toward said first jawfor crushing the gripped object between said jaws.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

FRANK E. .MODLIN. 

